Photography – Page 46 – The Bald Heretic – Short, bald dude with a goofy beard

New Sony DSLR release imminent?

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According to Photoclub Alpha, the next generation of Sony DSLR cameras may be soon to be released. In a post dated July 5th they feature a press-release resolution (14Mb) image of the new Alpha (seen above).

Of course details are pure speculation at this point. If they manage to get a handle on the noise problems at the higher ISO ranges that would be a HUGE selling point.

This makes me very happy as it reassures me that there will be an upgrade path for the infrastructure I have begun to build around my brand choice.

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Portraiture

While hanging out at The Richmond Arms I popped off a few flashless shots of my friend Owen Finn.

The first one with the 20mm 1.8

The second with the 50mm 1.4

The 50mm is still the best lens I’ve got for this type of thing and I am super happy with it. It’s is so sharp and bright I always come back to it.

I love the potential of shots using a wide angle, though. That is why I have begun to investigate the new Sigma 30mm 1.4 as possible addition to the collection. From what I have read, it’s as sharp as the 50mm I am using now.

It’s around $400 so it’s far more affordable and in reach than the Sony SAL-135F18Z 135mm f/1.8 Carl Zeiss Sonnar T that I have been lusting after which runs $1400, give or take.

Williams Tower – Twilight

I was compelled to detour from my set route last night to see if I could capture a shot of the Williams Tower at twilight. I’ve been compelled before, but resisted.

In my mind this shot seems to capture a rather Gotham-esque view of this particular edifice.

Shot handheld using the Sigma 20mm 1.8

As always, the bigger size is the better view if you can afford the extra mouse click.

Vanishing Point

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Cynthia stands at the end of the light tunnel created by James Turrell that connects the the Beck Building and the Law Building of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH).

Purple Flowers

We have this lovely set of bushes in the front yard that bloom on and off all year long. This was shot using the 20mm 1.8 in macro mode. I was, quite frankly, startled with the results. Please view the larger size for full effect.

Flowering Bush
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Houston Roller Derby photography – Round 2

I was kind of astonished with the results of the 28-75mm 2.8 Tamron

Some of the action shots came out pretty well.

I still like the non-action candids better, but it’s good to flex the camera muscles in both arenas.

The rest are in my Flickr gallery for a limited time.

Destiny will have it’s due

The Rocrament show was everything I had hoped for and much, MUCH more.

When Jim Henkel recorded those Rocrament songs over 10 years ago I never thought I would hear them performed live. The whole thing was a larf. A recording by a band that didn’t exist. Greg wrote the songs and Jim went into the studio and made the recording on which he played all the parts. Rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass, drums, vocals and backing vocals all multi-tracked and masterfully mixed into an awesome recording.

Last night was the punch-line to a 12 year old joke, if that makes any sense.

I shot this show primarily with the 20mm 1.8 as I needed the wide angle. I got some really good results!
All the pics from that show are IN THE GALLERY.

Houston Roller Derby – Jun 17

This past Sunday I was back at Verizon Wireless Theater, camera in hand, to shoot some roller derby.

As I mentioned previously, I wanted to try out the 28-75mm 2.8 to see what results I could get. I had quite a bit of luck, as it turns out. I am still processing the images, so it’ll be a bit before I get those posted.

To slow down the already time cosuming process of going through a brazillion shots, I have interrupted my typical image processing workflow to single out some pictures for a bit of stylizing. I have started working some images in Photoshop with some good effect. Desaturate to take the pic to black and white and adding a bit of grain and then tweaking the contrast to come up with some trading card-like pictures.

This is Dementia 13 of the Psych Ward Sirens.

This is The Prosecutor of The Machete Betties

I love the candid shots, more so than the action shots.
I think that will be more of my focus.
We’ll see what the net results are when I am through working this batch.